co-respondent

• Nom désignant une personne qui est accusée d'adultère avec le conjoint d'une autre personne dans le cadre d'une procédure de divorce, et qui comparait comme codéfendeur dans cette affaire.

A noun referring to a person who is accused of committing adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding, acting as a co-defendant in the case.

1. Codefendant in divorceC2formallegal

   A person who is accused of having committed adultery with the spouse of the person filing for divorce.

   Co-prévenu dans une procédure de divorce

   • The husband named his neighbor as the co-respondent in the divorce case.
   • The co-respondent denied all allegations of adultery.
   • In the court, the co-respondent was required to provide evidence of their relationship with the spouse.

   Synonymesadultererloverparamour